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From Messina (36Km), by car:
(0Km) A18 in the direction of Catania until the Roccalumera exit, (30Km) SS114 in the direction of Catania for approximately 6Km, through towns of Furci and Santa Teresa di Riva. |
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From Messina by bus: every hour during the day along the SS114 road. |
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From Messina or from Catania by train. |
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From Catania (56Km) by car:
(0Km) A18 in the direction of Messina, (47Km) A18 Taormina exit, therefore SS114 toward Messina for 9Km. |
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Airports: Catania, Reggio Calabria. |
Town of the Ionic coast (15m s.l.m.) dominated from Cape Sant'Alessio. Sant'Alessio Siculo is situated all along the coast and the Sicilian Oriental road (SS114 or E45), from Cape Sant'Alessio to torrent Agrò. The town rose near the Cape, and it was developed in successive ages around to a Castle built on the rock. Then, these lands were under the domination of Arabs, Normans, Spaniards. The Castle was rebuilt during 1800 by British.
In this photo we see that Cape Sant'Alessio ends with two peaks: side mount rises the castle, while on sea side there is one guard tower. The castle
is today not visitable inside because it is private property and therefore you can admire it from outside.
The municipality was costituited in june 1948, separing from municipality of Forza d’Agrò.
Sant’Alessio Siculo is today a pretty tourist and commercial town, where you can spend a good summer holidays at the seaside.
The following information are given by Sant’Alessio Siculo Municipality. © 1999 and updated to january 2000:
Sant’Alessio Siculo is situated 9Km north of the Taormina motorway exit on the ancient Roman Consul Valeria road (SS114), overlooking the deep blue Ionian sea and protected by the Promontorium, as the Romans called it. Sant’Alessio Siculo is in perfect harmony with the treasures that characterise it. It has a splendid beach, which is suddenly interrupted to the south by a pretty bay with the overhanging rock of the Promontorium. The shoreline varies from soft to sandy an granular.
The history of this town is linked to the Cape with the Castle high above it, built by British in the early 1800s. The origins of the town, however, are ancient, dating back at least to the Greek period when its first inhabitants called it Arghennon Akron, Cape Silver. To the north there are numerous caves and caverns, one which, called ‘a rutta ‘i menzu and accessible to boats, contains splendid specimens of marine flora and fauna. Southwards you find a series of rocks and pools, proving an ideal habitat for all kinds of shell-fish, particularly in the Salò inlet.
The town still conserves some buildings of historiacla and architectural interest: at S. Margherita you can see a Bourbon barracks dominated by Trinacria with the heat of Gordon, surrounded by horns of plenty and spikes of corn, symbols of abundance and fertility, and with the remains of the apse of an ancient church; in Sant’Alessio vecchiu there is the 17th century church of the Carmel, the fisherman’s parish church; in ‘u quarteri ‘i menzu there is a getaway from 1770. The pretty and well-tended citrus groves in the Lacco district fill Sant’Alessio Siculo with the beautiful fragrance of the blossom from the lemon trees. The clean, crystal-clear sea is a great attraction and tempts you to spend the summer on the beach, where the sun is hot but not too much, in a modern town with an ancient past, destined to become one of the best-known holiday destinations.
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To see:
• The Cape with the Castle, but only in external visit. It isn’t possible to go inside, because it is a private property.
• La Villa Genovese, house situated in town.
• Il Quartiere di Mezzo, the oldest inhabited place of the town of Sant’Alessio Siculo, where is a getaway from 1770, and the famous house Casa delle Decime.
• Il Quartiere della Madonna del Carmelo, with the 17th century church of the Carmel.
• The Cape Sant’Alessio rocks, caves and caverns, accessible by boats.
Hotels:
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Elihotel - direttamente sul mare, spiaggia privata, bar ristorante. Via Lungomare, 274. Tel. 0942.756110, fax 0942.751842 |
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Hotel Kennedy - direttamente sul mare, bar ristorante, piscina. Via Nazionale, 87. Tel. 0942.751110 / 0942.756060 / 0942.756013 / 0942.756025, fax 0942.750529 |
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Solemar Hotel - via Lungomare. Tel. 0942.756141, fax 0942.756137 |
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Hotel Pagano - via Nazionale,199. Tel. 0942.751155, fax 095.492277 |
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Hotel La Grotta - via Nazionale. Tel. / Fax 0942.750102 |
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Pensione S. Giuseppe - via Nazionale, 5. Tel. 0942.751401 |
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Pensione Villa Mare - via Lungomare, 5. Tel. 0942.751192, fax 0942.751485 |
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Locanda La Scogliera - via Nazionale, 421, località S. Margherita. Tel. 0942.751390 |
Camping:
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Camping La Focetta - via Torrente Agrò. Tel. 0942.751657 |
Residence and Studios:
• Camere S. Margherita (2ª) - affittacamere. Via Nazionale, località S. Margherita, 429. Tel. 0942.750905
• Flats And Rooms To Rent S. Giacomo - Via Nazionale. Tel. 0942.751206
• Estate Agency - tel. 0942.751376 / 0942.791066
• Studios: approximately 2000 flats, to rent in loco.
Bars and ice-cream Parlours:
• Eros - via Nazionale n.89, tel. 0942.751415
• Gelateria La Bella - via Lungomare, tel. 0942.750921
• Heaven - via Nazionale n. 6, tel. 0942.751578
• Kursaal - via N. Fleres, tel. 0942.750517
• Number One - via Nazionale, tel. 0942.751010
• Pasticceria Capriccio - via Nazionale, tel. 0942.751895
• Snoopy - via Nazionale, tel. 0942.751663
Restaurants and Pizzerias:
• ‘A Lampara - tel. 0942.750600
• Trattoria Del Sole - tel. 0942.756107
• Eros - tel. 0942.751415
• Elihotel - tel. 0942.756110
• La scogliera - tel. 0942.751390
• Kennedy - tel. 0942.751110
• Pagano - tel. 0942.751155
• Papillon - tel. 0942.750010
• Ritrovo Parco Ducale - tel. 0942.751471 / 0942.791812
• S. Giuseppe - tel. 0942.751401
• S. Margherita - tel. 0942.750905
• Trocadero - tel. 0942.750777
• ‘U Geusu - tel.
• Villa Mare - tel. 0942.751192
Take-away food:
• Bianca - tel. 0942.751574
• Alla Spiga D’Oro - tel.
Leisure activities:
• Alajonica - Club Hang-gliding, tel. 0942.752581
• Horse Residence - riding stables, tel. 0360.674015
• Horse Racing Maneggio - riding stables, Contrada Brise, tel.0942.751210
• Associazione Equestre Valdagrò - riding stables, tel. 0360.927619
• Tennis Club Parco Ducale, contrada Martineo, tel. 0942.751471
Useful addresses:
• Municipio
Centralino: tel. 0942.751036
Sindaco: tel. 0942.750916
Fax: 0942756519
• Biblioteca comunale: tel. 0942.751036
• Guardia Medica Poliambulatorio: tel. 0942.751556 / 0942.751019
• Ospedale, Azienda Universitaria Policlinico di Messina
Pronto Soccorso generale: tel. 090.2936470
Pronto Soccorso pediatrico: tel. 090.2936636
Pronto Soccorso ostetrico: tel. 090.2936647
• Ospedale, Azienda USL N.5 Taormina
Pronto Soccorso: tel. 0942.53745
Centralino C. Da Sirina tel. 0942.5791
• Farmacia: tel. 0942.751162
• Carabinieri
Pronto Intervento: tel. 112
Stazione di Sant’Alessio Siculo: tel. 0942.751000
• Polizia di Stato
Pronto Intervento: tel. 113
Questura Centrale tel. 3661
Polizia Stradale: tel. 0942.717417 / 0942.717427
• Guardia di Finanza: tel. 117
• Vigili del Fuoco
Chiamata di Soccorso: tel. 115
Comando Provinciale Distaccamento Taormina: 0942.58276
• Soccorso Stradale ACI: tel. 116
• Polizia Municipale: tel. 0942.751697
• Stazione F.S.: tel. 0942.751166
• Ufficio Postale: tel. 0942.751491
• Telefono pubblico: tel. 0942.751010
• Banca S. Paolo Di Torino: tel. 0942.756050 / 0942.756051
• Parrocchia Maria SS. Delle Grazie: tel. 0942.751174
• R.A.J. Radio Stereo Sound: tel. 0942.750466 / 0942.751612
• Ufficio del lavoro: tel. 0942.750244